The Sun. — London, England, 1826-12-11 00:00:00

We have had no mercantile arrivals lately. The British schooner Nymph, Lind, on the 9th Aug( t, from Gibraltar in 64 days, was the ht,c; *he brought a cargo of hratuly, r wine, silks, &C. first cost, with All eipencea, about 30,000 dollars, sold here for 75,000 dollars, but from the , state of exchange and high price of bullion, The profit is not comuieutturitte with the.risk of capture. Ex change is now 214. per dollar, dotatloones SP , SS dollars. His Majesty's ship Range( sails to-morrow for Monte Video. Another : letter from Buenos Ayres, of the VA September, states that an 'expectation was entertained that they should shout!} have the blockade of that port raised.— It,"..*r• • ••- • , No further 'direct-coilikunication rrom Lisbon has heen'reeeiVed ifil.;day, nor have - anv additionid particu-; , , , , jarS,4ospiredie)ative to the Mein lit by the .Lyrd which we announced on( Saturday. In fact that vessel *as dispatched as soon aS,ihe intelligence of the invasion of Portugal by the .Royalist army-had reached the Capital,', and the accounts by•her • therefore could contain little more than the. bare mention-. of the fact. The next arrival is looked' for with intense interest, as. a few days would show whether the general state of feeling in. the country, and in the army, was seriously influenced by the renewed attempt. to overthrow the flew' 'order of things. In the meantime it be-, etnne 4 a matter of deep consideration what steps this --country will take in consequence' of this invasion of Portugal. If it can be' considered simply and entirely as a •matter of dispute between' two political parties in •the "country, 'we, perhaps,' might abstain l from any interference at all, and l eav e em to settle their differences; but how far such system of non-interference. might be either honour able, considering the part 'we have had• in establishing the Constitutional System in Portugal,. or wise and politic, considering the necessity of maintaining our, influence for the preservation,of our. commercial relit- . tions with that country, admits , OlconSiderable doubt ; but if, on the other hand, this invasion shcadd appear to h ave been fomented, enctitiraged, and aided by Spain, then the course we ought.to purstie admits of no doubt. We ought in that case. to assist the .Court of Portugal in repelling the aggression, 'and at once to demand of Spam' an exgtial e n , ,,Of t and satisfac tion f o r her conduct, , We are perfectly aware, that the Court of . Madrid has already, iby M. SALMON'S notes counhUnicated officially to the Ambassadors of the Great'Powers, the ord ers given, with the view of proving that Spain had not instigated this Invasion of' Portugal; hilt thee' orders were sent off from Madrid on the.,r4th ult.,.that is, two (lays after- Braganza. had. been : taken, by, the Royalists. If Spain., hadheen sincere, orders which would have effectually prevented any such attempt would have been given a mouth' ago ; and no man in his senses will believe that an'army.of a or 4,00 "men. could have, been 'organized, armed, equipped, And pro visioned in any country, for the attack of another, without the entire connivance, if - not co-operation of the Government of the country in wtlicli they ,*ere trailing. ,The honour of Great Britain, therefore, .in' toe:fulfilment of .its Treaties with Portugal, in - Our °Pinion, demands that the folleat explanation should be t - eititiired of Spain on this important occasion .; and We hirtte•;no doubt ,that such an explanation will ac cordingly he , forthwith required. . , . • Extract of a Letter from LLOYD'S Agents, dated .11/fonte Video, Oct. 1 - A violent gale of wind was experienced here on the night of the Slath ult. ; it commenced at eleven o'clock, p. m., and continued till nue a. m. from N.W. to S.W. The English brig toot detained and sent in here, lost her foremast and bowsprit.— The Danish brig Catherine Afarialost her foremast/and bowsprit ; her stern was completely stove in, and she sustained touch damage in her hull And rigging. • The French ship Genoa, and Danish. brig AS'oti lost their bowsprits. - The illthred American 'briv " ( intld to Rio de Janeiro, was driven on St. Jose rocks, and "aged ; four other American brigs upset and Stink ; four others Were dismasted and stranded, and six lost foremaitsi bowsprits, ike • ; twelve launches and boats stranded on' the beach ; no ti.t 'nage as yst ascertained on the coast. Letters from Ait,i;iiineiii) state;that information has 6 e 11. -reeeived there' of the -Blossom frigate having t "uched at Pitcairn'' island, in the South Sea, 'where liame years , since the w inutitilers -Of the ,Bounty had f 2und a retreat. . Old Adams, the last survivor of 1 7 1 F , untbrtunate individuals, fuss living, and in -*erable-good, health. The population had so much 46 eatted, that the scarcity of'. wood for fuel, and other, 44 7 ,1 00F1, was . beginning to be felt, and fears were 0- te rtaitied of a greser diminution of this valuable article; front the inerettaing number of dwellings 'necessary for Ow inhabitants.. kis added, that Attains wished for ! f lorae of his comm un ity' t o b e remove d to New llpl- I, s ' i and) many:expressin g th e i r deire for such a pro 'Needing., • ' • We should fiarcify . tzrave: expected to find hi the eehitinis of the Courier an attempt to turn into ridicule the of the Judges of the Land. We ourselves have, on more than one. occasion, claimed the privilege of restioning the correctness of the decisions of the Belie ; but we shOuld consider it ex tremely bad taste to publish any circumstance , which feel -for possibly lessen the respect which all ought to ee ' for thee@ venerable persons. The .Coitiier however, appears to hive been m nuencetl. dikerent Spirit in reporting•a trial which P4)1( place at the 'Ohl Bailey before Mr. Justice Pa RK 3 11 ,, 134 4rdtY ; and as we are quite sure that Learned coukt,not have Made the, observations on that 9ccastoti particularly as' ou r th u Couriex' has put into his mouth, tep , arter slid. not.record their, we mutt express our. unqualified condemnation of the paper wtneti.could 'SO grcr'ssly misrepresent his . Lord : ship a romance. Five boys were indicted foi the wilful m urder of a poor' old woman, between 60 - ofid 70 ' who tiled m con sequence of- her thigh having been broken in a fall, occasioned by these boys havnig,Witho ut any provOca; on her part: ".but for the sake of a lark " I 4 • , p ace their zi;:r.fs against her 'back, and run- her down a Court till they, pus h e l her down at her own door.-- The Courier makes Mr. Justice Patti( say, after tI4 fitetil were provetl—:- • • •,," • " Quitm is , unknown of the jury,-- .This o nknown.to the law --it is a moat Unfortunate circumstance; but there is nothing is the case of an aggravated nature. The prisoner* have been in dicted for murder, whiih ungdestionably has not been maintained by the evidence; anti my . Learned Brother (Ham+) agrees with me; that the'fagte,rallowing theta to be true, do not amount to the crime of Mintilatighter. • If you, Gentlemen are of thilame opinion, you will acquit Ae,prisoners." The Jury,:muler the Learned Judge's direction, found the pi- Nniera Not Gui!t it , tin far the report of - the Couricr may he correct : but with an evident intention. of .making the:Learned Judge — appear ridiculous to the world, the repoit, Most i ncorrectly we -are sure, goes on to the following effect Mr..Justiee l'Aftx..--Isiow be good b6ya, and go home directly, 414 never do such a thing again. Ido not like the word " lark'.' -never have a ‘.‘ lark again ! boys - said they would not. Afe 3bsee PAnlC—There go away, go away. P,i"we will ask, whether we are not justified in OttelUtting.that this 'must be a fabricated account' what. passed on this occasion, and that it must have been published with the intention of throwing a degree of ridicule over the'Learned Judge's conduct. Allow ing that a " lark" is an offence unknown to the law, yet when it was attended with the melancholy circum stance which occurred in this case, is it possible that the Presiding Judge should have allowed the young rascals who had occasioned the fatal accident to leave the dock without giving them a lecture; in terms and with, a manner which would have made an impression on their minds to the latest moment. of their exist ence—or to have dismissed them with the flippant ex pression that he did "not like a lark,'" and ".there, go away, go away ? " it ,cannot, have been so, and therefore we trust our cotemporary will correct its report as soon as possible, for the honour of the Bench. • Mr. PEEL, we. perceive by the Parliamentary Re port% is about to 'resume his labours nt the Statute , . Book, and . promises, ()011 , after the recess, to come forward with sundry Bills for the consolidation of the Criminal Law.' The,publie will no doubt receive the intimation of the Right Hon. Gentleman 'with pecu liar satisfaction, as, from the speciinens already given; they - ,have . earnest. of the kind of talent that will be employed in bringing together the various provi sions' of the law - on the different subjects he proposes' to take in hand. Larceny, in all its forms, and the law of embezzlement, are the chief points ; and, certainly, if any branches of the Criminal Law required the; pruning knife of the Home Secretary t these two in a - . ~:.94tecia ,Aantier demanded it. I f ' 1 * her:4 utOry,provisions, touching larCeny, are as numerous as the forms under which the crime. appears. So nice is the common law in, dealing with the life and liberty of the subject; that it required an express enactment to bring very many of the ingeniOuS methods of notorious thieves in abstracting property within the reach of the law,.so 'as to render them the subject of criminal. indictment, and to bring the offenders to con dign punishment. - Hence the, statufe law.has grown to, the bulk it hap,, and: hence, also , the necessity of condensing, consolidating,,,and revising the law, in the manner now proposed. '. Housebreaking and burg lary are in effect the same,' but the punishment assigned to the two offences is in many instances very widely different. Burglary, unattended, with the abstraction of property is felony without benefit of clergy ; but house-breaking, on the contrary, must be attended with a felonious taking away to a certain . Value, in order to warrant the infliction of deatkupon the: offender. It.is, however,: to be borne in mind,' that 'even . in burglary the intent must be considered, and that Must be an intent to 'commit a felony. ' The difference between burglary and - house-breaking is, that the one must be committed in the night-time and the other in the day-time. We hear that one of the ob jects of Mr. PEEL'S Bills is to limit the hours in which, burglary may be committed, and in' consequence to 'sliew also within what hours hause-breaking . must be committed. It would lead to a great length to enter into all the multitude of minute points with, which the ' law of larceny a b ou nds, and to ahow the different plinishments assigned by the law against the offenders in : the different grades, of the crime, stealing in a•dwelling-house, or . stealing from the person, abound with them. The main distinction is in thedegree of violence employed, in the time, and in the place i but all these ,are comprehended by the law within the two,divisions, grand and petit larceny ; the punishment being more or less severe according as, the larceuy.is simple or . compound, that. is, intended' with violence or not. The law of embezzlement is a creature of the sta tute law. • The offence was unknown to the common lave, because not being attended with a felonious taking away, it could not be larceny, and wasleft to be dealt with as a civil injuiy,—triat is to ,a civil action'at law. The laW touching, embezzlethent, grew out , of thel different cases of gross and notorious , fraud as they arose. Thus the SO' Gen. IlL.eap. 85;' for protecting Masters rfrOM the frands of their CierkS and SerVantti, grew out of the , case ,of RA ZELLY, m a bailer's. clerk,, who, se creted the oneypaid in by the different customers dur ing the day, instead of duly carrying it to their accounts. The next 'statute is the 's2,'Geo.. III:; cap. EN, and this grew out of the case of Sir T. PLumnt „and the, ,Stook-brokeri WALSH, the l'acts of which are too well known to need repetition. The other older" Statutes on the • subject are, the 93 Hen. VI., cap'. I ; 21' Hen. VIII, cap.' 7 ~and 3 and 4 ‘Villiam and Mary, - cap: 9. ,These contain the general law, but there are a multitude of other enactments scattered through a great variety of Acts - of Parliament, some being pnblie laws, and some. private - acts; but all 'being 'directed against some specific act Of frand On 'the part Of parti cular agents of particular companies. These are the, objects of the, new consolidation, acts of Mr. PEEL, and their utility the public , know how to estimate. On- that' point nothing, therefore; need he added. . Tug FUNDS. CITY,. DAY ), Twelve, n',Cprh, Console opened at 134 h, but in consequence of. the information of ;he Qalutsa frigate, and, Plumper gun-brig, having.siaileil with sealed orders, to be opened when off the Lizard, Congols,fell to 611 ,-. but have since recovered 114 : eta-. India ,13onds, 4.2 a; Exchequer 8i115,.22 23 premium. •, In the Foreign Funds considerable agitation. has , taken place, ,particularly in' Claim limb!, which , have risen nine. per cent., from the report .of. letter of credit being lodged - at: the -house •of Mows. Baring and Company, by the &Won Ayres Government, in favour of the contractors of - the Chilian Loaw,to the amount of 300,0001., 50,0001. of which being the balance in hand, wits .this Mornitig paid over to Messrs. Mullett; Chilian may be. quoted at 47; Colombian, 39 4- 40f.; .Mexican, 70.1 '7l ; Spanish Bond. are advanced to 144. lu Schemes, Colombian Mining, are 18 20 ; per share; United Mexican, 3 2 dis; Tlalpuxulioa, 65 '75 pin. ; and Real del Monte, 140 60 pm. ' Three per Cant. Console,lor account, 84, sellers; BAH'S, 41 3 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 22 3 pm. . Foams Turins.-11rasnlian, 65 .'7; . Buenos Ayresi 62 4; Colombian, •18241 .99 M Ch ez ili i an can , 6 39 p:1 0 (3e ; -uPt.e,rtsiv,ili; 32 4 ; Ditto 6 pee Cent , 70i ; tiDpuislt, tit ; Gi be k, 131 19i; Russian, 87. - 4; ,Spanish, 14 • • , • - Two o' Clock. The price of Consols has scarcely varied front 84 to 841, with little busi ness . M ex i can Bonds ate 701 Colombian 291 I. Portuguese has had a small decline to 744 Chaim, in,which the int-am"' boax'has been played off on, the Bondholders; in the early part o f t h e day fell front 48, SO, to 41, and are vow 45. THREE 0' CL 0 OK. ConsolsFor account , 89i. Quarter to Four o' Clock. Immense Wes have been made in Commit, and they have.fallen :1 )18:4patell• I.'ltto p iapof o i lti iti; a. ly i stated that 5000 troops a re ordered with FOUR o'CLOCK......CLOSING PRICES. Consols —... Danish Bonds 61 Do. for AEI 821 ' Greek Do. 1825 19i Brazilian I3onds Mexican Do. 1825, 69i Buenos Ayres,Do. p • D o . 33 Chiliau D0..3 Russian. DO. 87i 4 , Columbian, 1824.; 39 ertivian Spanish Do. 14' LAW INTELLKArE• COURT OF CHANCERY.—(Tms DAY). IMPORTANT JUDGMENT UPON THE PRACTICE OF THE COURT. - tomes v. STRATIMORL . The Loan CuattCsu.os expressed himself thus: in this:matter of Bowes v. Strathmore. As I understand it now, there never has been a decree ; ;the cue, therefore,: appears to me to call for some observations with respect to thaprictiee that obtains, and which, according to my notion, ,is Contrary to- every rule of this Court. Those who recollect what :passed in the time of my Lord Apsley, in the time of my Lord..Tharloti, and in the time of my Lord Loughborough, will recollect that it was. their habit, if there was any motion of considerable consequence, to dispose of it very comfortably. to themselves, by saying they could not decide upon such a notion till the hearing of the cause. It had al• ways occurred to me, that in particular cases, that was a very great hardship upon the suitors of the Court; and I fell into. a practice which I meant to be regulated by this prin ciple, viz. that. if a motion could: he made upon the institution of a suit where all parties were competent to bring that motion before the Court, and to conclude themselves by what the Court should do upon that motion, and that the hearing of the motion should make an end of the cause, it did always appear to me, and I have acted upon that notibn, that it was an extreme hardship to keep suitors iu this Court for years, if you could do justice between them upon a motion of that sort, all parties competent to bring the motion here, and all parties willing to abide by the decision on that motion. I mention this, because I observe by what has been given to the world, by one of the ablest persons who everpractised in that Court, I mean my Lord Retlesdale—my friend Lord Rudestbile, that mode of disposing of causes appears to him to be quite wrong. Ido not believe that he was at all acquainted with the cireutn-, stances in which I have ventured to follow that practice; nor do. bring Myself to thirk that it is a practice of any other nature than that which in my judgment ought to be followed where it is regulated by the principles which I have stated, namely, that if upon the institution of a suit, a motion can be made to . the Court, where all parties are competent to consent, that that motion phial. decide the cause, recollecting that what ever the Judge 'does ttpott-tiral motion is just as open to appeal, as what he does upou.the hearing of a cause. I cannot retract, therefore, front being convinced, that that is a very usef►l pro ceeding for the benefit of suitors- in casts so circumstanced. Rut,' on the other baud, I must say, that it has equally apPeared to me, that where a. bill is fikd, *newer* put in, and so on, and where there'are important points to he decided upon the-hearing of a cause, more particularly where some points upon which mo tions are made, are points that , cannot well be derided, without, taking a view of all the other points to be decided upon the hear • ing of the saute. I agree, then, that to' decide one point upon' motion is a most mischievous proceding, , and if that has ever, happened -to me, 1 have been surprised into it, and I ought to apologise for it, but I am not aware of it ever having happened. Now, in this case of Bowes v. Strathraore, I should be glad if Mr. Home•would look into the petition, for then he will find that there never has been a decree in the cause ; on the contrary, the parties leave gone to the Rolls, and -there consent* have been given which ought not to have been given, nu which orders have been made. . Mr. Suonow—No consents were ever given, my Lord. Mr. HORNI—I don't kmow for whom you appear. Mr. Suont,r4---I appear for Mr. Born. Mr. lioomr---Nly Lord Chancellor is not applying his observa tioas to Mr. Burn. His LORDSHIP—No, no ; hut orders have been made upon points which ought never to have been decided upon interlocutory motions. • I find the thing therefore in that state in which I don't know what to do with it. If it has ever been nuclei-stood that my meaning was, to decide' points 'upon the bearing of a motion, which ought to he decided Upon the hearing of a cause, leaving the cause undecided, I have been tuisunderstmel ; and' I think. I have fallen into a practice which I ought not to have fallen, into, but I don't believe that that has been the practice in this branch of the Court.. And I do desir e to have it understood, speaking most respectfully, that in my opinion this mode of prOceedin in 'Bowes v. Strathmore, if it has been the proceeding I believe it has been, is utterly wrong. My observation does not at all go to Mr. Burn unquestionably, or to any' body else in the cause, but it is meant to apply to this, that in the state of the cause, with no decree whatever made upon points which are ex tremely material, the Court has been extremely surprised in making orders; even if they had been right, after a decree had been.made, but which ought not to have been mule till after ihn decree. lam afraid that , what I have said with respect to the practice has been very 'necessary, for unless I ant misinformed, there is a great deal of this sort of proceeding i n causes i n o th er branches of - ‘he Court; and which Might not to ,be. Mr, Hoxxx said there certainly was, particularly on ,petitions.. Ile aesured.thiroilit tbtathltifts*Enak into tiwpotition,; , . r V WELCH A N CEL 011% 'COURT--(Tents Day.) Nothingof interest occurred in this Court this morning. COURT OF: KING'S - lIENCH.—(Tuts DAY.) ' (Wilma the . Oiler Juiiict, and a Special . Jury.) COOK v. BANES. wA. an action to try whether a certain part of Lincoln's Inn, called the Stone Buildings, was liable to be rated to the parish rates of St. Andrew's, ' Holborn. It was tried about a year ago; when a verdict Was given in the affirmative, and a rule for' a new trial was subisquently hail. The evidence is principally docu.... nientary, and attended with no public interest. The Sot tyrron4hosenac, Mesere. 'NOLAN and CAMPISH.L, appeared for the Society; Meters. Semi tart., Guatmv, and 111EttavwETt► ER, for the defendants. " ' The trial was not oversilint we went to press, nor was it likely to he until a Tate hour. . • COURT OP COMMON PLEA.S.--4Tlifs • • 'PROCTOR r. ioNli. This was.un action for the recovery of 79/, as dm price of %int, sold by the plaintiff, a wine merchant, to the defendant, who is a 'retail dealer in'the. same article, is August last.---Plaintiff noroadted. COURT OF F.X(.4lEQVElt..—(Ttits DAY.) The.Ctitst , BARON, and Ileums GRAHAM 41111 GAR ROW, Litt this 4sy in Banco, at Gray's Inn Hall, for the hearing of motions; none of which posseesell the slightest interest. The Cosa rose At,twelve o'clock. OLD 'BAILEY.-4 1 rifis _ OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron lIIMLOCK. ) • George Tobin and nee. •• Webster, the one 111, , and the the 29 , ,years of age, sto o d indieted.ior 'stealing , from the dwellin g houselif Thomas Stevens - yards ufailk, value 81. his property ...The silk and other articles were produced and swtitii to as being the: property of the , prosecutor, hut none of the Witnesses could positively speak as to Webster having stolen the silk. Mr. Baron BULLOCK said, that , the prisdner was indicted for stealing the silk, when he ought to.have Wen .indicted as the.re-. ceiver. With respect to Tobin, it was forthe Jury to say, whet ,thee ho was the person who took the silk. The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty itgaingt,both the priwoners. _ 'They were theb put• on their trial on a second'. indictment; charged with stealing a shawl and other articles on the same day, from the 'shop of , : 111r. Itawthorne, at Islington-gieen,' under nearly the same circutbstauces. Vertlict—.ouflty against both the prisoners. • _ - THE DEAF PatsoNtn.-41fiehart Sienicart, the man who on Saturday last was put to the bar, ehurged with stabbing Thomas Evans, and could not be tried in oansequence of being deaf, was again put to the bar, when the- following witnesses were - • • • Air. W. Box, surgeon, had on several oecaliOns examined tire prisoner and never could make him hear I had j a i lu i re d of several prisoners in Newgato and they all stated that they never could Make him understand any thing witness has tried to make him understand by means of signs, but could not stieeeesl. 111 r. -I,llox , raira stated, thavtlie prito►er had been deaf from the time of his first -coining into Newgate.—Rein a nd t d till next Sessions. . • It is said that trade is considerably better than it was both at Halifax sod Bradford, and that there is a brisk &trwl for-thsainets at fludilarstied.—Manehritrr Gazette.' AusvA 111 morning, about a quarter before nine o'clock, as a 4 , 1 ww , driving V T H D A a large Ox from Smithfield-market, the animal darted through a narrow passage called FrOlier's-court,"into a small house, and im .tuediately proceeded Up stairs to the third and top floor, and as the inmates, were fortunately "flat at home," he, with snow ditli- . culty; retraced his steps to the second floor, where he encountered a couple.,of Cobblers, seated at their 'work. The noise of what was going forward so on spread like " wild-fire ," w h en a poise of butchers arrived with knives, am, and other deadly weapons, quickly repaired to the scene of action, where, after a little con tention on both sides, the viettgalles contrived to cut the ox's ham strings, and thus disabled dragged him down to the passage, where be . wm fIOOR tieliptadO FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR, DEC. 10.—His MAJESTY this MOM ing attended Divine'Seivice at the new Private Chapel., He Was accompanied'hy his suite, and the greater por tion of tke Royal Household attendled. R ed. The ev. Dr. Pearson officiated. The continued unfavourable state of the weather has prevented his MAJESTY from enjoying his usual airings since Thursday last. Her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta is not expected-to return from Bagshot Park to her resi dence, Frogmore Lodge, until Saturday next. The Duke of Sussex and the 'Lord Chancellor visited the puke of York iresterilay. The Bavarian Minister transacted business yester-, (lay at the Foreign-office. - • -- Di,' Warren, the physician who left.town on Friday to Attend the Chancellor of the Exchequer at his residence. at Noc ton, in Lincolnshire, was met at Biggleswade, in Bedfordshire, liF an express, stating the right lion. Gentleman had recovered Iron, his severe bilious attack. Dr. Warren, in consequence, returned to town. Mr. Secretary Canning gave a dinner yesterday to a number of the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, &e. The Duke of Wellington, Earl. Bathurst, Viscount Melville, Mr. fluskiasoo, &e., aseeuibled yesterday ; afternoon, about three o'clock, at the Foreign-office, and held a consultation with Mr. Secretary Canning. PrinCe. Po . lignac, the 'French Ambassador, trans acted business yesterday with Mr. Secretary Canning, at his othee in Downing -street. The Marquis of Clanricarde was yesterday appoint ed Arlo sailor to Napleth—Sunday Paper. • Viscount Melville, first Lord of the Admiralty, and Sir• lierbort Taylor, Military Secretary to die Commander in (lief, transacted business on'Sattirday with Earl Bathurst, at the Colonial-offioe. ' • . ! . • On Saturday Viscount Melville and Mr. Huskisson transaeted busine4s with Mr. secretary Canning-, at the' °KY 4,1 the Secretary of State for Foreign Atfairs. Mr. Secretary Canning entertained a select party to dinner on Saiiirday, at his residence in Dciwning-street' A Cabinet Council whs summoned to meet on Saturday at' I o'clock, and in consequence of the continued in disposition of the Earl of Liverpool, the Cabinet Ministers assem bled at the residence . or tLe Noble Earl, at Whitehall. • Those present were ,the Duke of Wellington, the Earls of Harrowhy, Liverpool, Westmoreland, and Bathurst Mr. Secritary Secretary Canning, Viscount Melville, Lord Bexley, Mr. tinskis-: son, Mr. Wynn, 84e. The Ministers sat in deliberation till near four o'clock. ~• • • , On Saturday morning, at •11 o'clock, the Lords or the King's most Hon. Privy Council assembled at the Council office, to hear Plantation-Appeals for the first time this -season. There were present the Earl of Harrowby, the Master of the Rolla,; the Right Hon. Charles Grant (Vice-President of the Board of Trade), Lord Bexley, and the Bight Hon. Hugh Elliot. The• case of appeal which came before their Lordships for their con sidoration were,rhiefly from the island of Jamaica. The Attor ney-General, Mr. Sugden, Mr. Hart, and a number of other Bar ristoxs were heard by their I,erdShiptt on ditrercot easeS. This was the first 'Hine that Sir John Copley, the Martel' of the'Holls,, attended a meeting of the Lords of the Council to,hear appeals.' Their Lordships wireoccupied in their investigation till four o'clock. On Saturday evening, Lord and Lid) . William Lennox, honoured the Coburg Theatre with their lirc•u ici It is positiyely-stated that ,Lord Bexley is about to resign the Chancellorship of tlis Chicly of Lancaster, arid with it hi* seat in the Cabinet. ;. It 'is tinally arranged that Mr. I..ushington, goes to India, anti that he is to be succeeded U mw of the Secretaries of the Treasury by Mr. Plauta. . The Bishop of.Winchester.is raid to be sedulotisly employed on the remaining pert of. the. life, of Mr. Pitt. Charles L. Buonaparte, Prince of Moriknono, ar rived on 'Thoulay !Ito. at Hatehetes Hotel, : DOvor-street, dilly from America. A young :lady, of whose abilities as a singer report rpeaka highly, is engaged at Covent-garden Theatie, and will make her dohs! immediately. after Chelan)" in the ebererter of Aliintinne • in slse favourite opera of dirtaTer.rtv. . iturnottra :are in circulation, that the Martinis of Lansdown will *fleeced the Alarquis Wellesley, ail Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. ,Itt.that case it is, that Mr. Abercrombie would be ;;ecretaryfor Ireland. , • „ , Who is to be the Governor, General of India ? a question which every one alka—but whialt, at present, tin one can answer. It is certain that •Earl. Ainherat iv. shortly to re- ! turn; and it is said, that lkiti.ortatip's elevation in tha. : Peerale, is es much on that account as, for the.,ticeessful result of his Inca cures against the Burman umpire. lt Mr. George liaytur, ..the.iartist who painted the beautiful picture*of the trial of lord William Russell, is now at patina, employed in painting portraits of the Archillicliess Maria Louisa, Ex -Empress of France, and her present consort, lle has hccii presented at Court, Where Ida reception was highlygratifying. It n salt! that the Professnrskiiv ‘ of Scnlptwe Royal Academy, will be offered to Ms. Chautry t hut,* it,„is more than probablrrabiallignity will I>ws tlecliii.4l, in consequence of the doute,stic afflictions under which that di:dint/M.OA gentle r Man at'priaient labours. The Post-horse Doty was re-let, for three years, on Friday, at an autos of 4,7601.; on,the annual rout.. Last Rent 2841401.—New. ;tent 288,90014,, .. , . • .114 t. Beaumont one'Of the Unsuccessful eandidatesfor NOrthuMberlarid, will, we itaar, he' returned for the borough of Stilffard, in the room of the late Mr. Ironmonger: It was 1140 in the political circles, on Saturday, that Mr. ()tenpin,ll, the liar: sister;' by arrangei omit., retires . froin the contest. ' ' Mr, Wreitelt gaits the Aticlphi Theatr e a t the dos e of the present aeoun. lk will act 14t44;r, the banners of his ohl nutnage'r, Mr. Arnold, at the Lyceum, durigg .theeununer, and in-the winter enter upon a five ”ars very lafrative engagement at ovent-Garden Theatre. , , , • , The two 'Winter Theatres continue to increase_ in the number of their visitors,. especially sinee they were visited by leis Majesty. The Christmas Pantomime at each house are nearly ready, and the Proprietors are striving to wet each othcr in the expense of their scenery, tricke and tlecotAtion.. Charles Mathews with his inimitable budget has left town on &Abort exeniviou to Yorkshire, the 'scene of his early stweesain drarnatki under the guidance of hit friend, the lute Tate Wilkinson, Mathews take* Hun and Leeds in his way to' York, and at each of these places, a host of ateady old ac quaintances F are prepared to greet him • With a heary wel 7 conie. • Mathews will return to his Cottage, at Highgate,, early in linnet y.' _ Ti is reported that considerable difficulties . have arioen with► regard to the hgnours to a l i r e ii:teitlti°ewlctit i n I re r r i i lj t e o n t; P c if the siweessful termination of the . of the The' wete ,ts d is said, proposed to ba coieferreel on Sir A. c that gallant and ilimtinguished offwer aeeepted the latter, hut tie dined for him the . former, pleading hi. claims to the higher' aalita 4 a P1.W00.. This it is stated was refused on the groond• that it 'had never been conferred on a Major General. To this donnr it was answered; that admitting that to be the fact (the eoireetnim of which, however, was tioubted), it" ought not It, preventlbe elevation of Sir Ai' Campbell on this aeration, as other Major Cienerathad ever commanded Poch an army as that employed in Ave. That in the other branch of the King's tier vitt; - Wilmot of corresponding rank bad been , ennobled.for gu i s hed servieea---the late Lend Nelson, for instance : , ,and that at - the present moment Lord Combertnent, had Wren tulvaneed in the Peerage for eervirei which were not, alluded to .in ,the, King's gpe&.h, while the success of the artily' in Ava formed a promi nent topic' of it. What f.ttecess these , arguments have hati i t , not Vet known. It is alto said that Captain. Sir. James Brisbane, of the Royal Navy, who, as Commodore, commanded the naval forces, is to be a Knight Commander of the Bath, notwithstanding the.porvione determination that no otlieer below;the ra n k o f fl ag, or we 'ai officer, should receive that degree of the ord er; ,„„i - Coe anti Marryat are , to be Compani o n s of the SAMS order. We have not heard the names of all the military officers who are O. leave similar rewards. A County Court was held at Penrith on the 7th instant, at which there was, not *a single • cause—s eircumutance which has not occurred for many year c —wutraordand At etrascr. ARIONA, MINING COMP f tsY,, n epiii Dot.) The Select C,ornmittee, appointed by the *Hoe Qf commons, sat this day at eleven o'clock, Mr. .4Ohert Brant kn,khe chair. There was ft. very full attendance of the Members of the Com mittee, amongst clioin were Aldermen VVaiihrinin end Wood, Mr. Ward, nr.' , Holihonse, Mr. Pallmer (the Member for Surrey), Sir T. Adand,lcc. The greatest anxiety iy evinced to render the Commlite - . strictly A close one; 'a ciretintstance*hich cannot be wondered at, when it is considered how materially the yirivate chantete.re of :some of the Members of the HinsFa, of Commons 'ere implicated- in the re sult of the investigation, and the Manifest impropriety. mut:injus tice to individuals in allowing ex-parts statespents frosurgettitg abroad. . Many Ronourable Members, who were not on tie Com tuittee, called at the door in the course of the day and , werskdsMied admittance. Mr. lirogden Aid not snake big appearance .at all during the course of the day, though he was - eonstantly in attend ance during the sittings of the Committee on Friday and Satur day.. In consequence of the dettision of the Committee on the last day no Counsel were admitted. The examination of Mr. Clarke, the brother of Mr. Chkrks who was examined on Saturday, Ocenpied the Committee during the greater part of the Morning. We understand' this Genthumm's examination furnished no additional information of any impor tance, as his acquaintance with the affairs of the Company wise derived rather from communications with others than from per sonal observation. • We understand from the number of witnesses to be examined, as well as the mode of examination , pu►sued,. that the iuveetige thin is likely to occupy a much longer period than.was originally contemplated. THE LATE PROFF:fiSOR ROBERTSON, it is with ronsiskrable rvet that we have beard Of t6.tleath of this ilistinitui.4hed sn'athenuttician out ;iiotronotner. ftt eapired at his residence at the Observatory, Oi'ford, 'Monday the 4th instant; and both the University utni seivisee in general will feel his loss. • In Professor Robertson 'we: have a striking instance. of the manner in which : great talent often Aevatem its possesser.frorn: the very loweeketeidition to initiations of high honour, and dietinetion. We are in ,poliseseiour of wine' partintila re of his. history,. for the nih of which we eau lie or iirirally dune fretut Beta - - Lind at a very early,age to nc. L enspiny,tuf4ut i , with rao other re sourc,s then the rudiments of 4 good ethteetion, not uncommon io his native country atimog th0,..0 of the lowest days, in. which his csumeiious were. Accident directed his 'step* to Oxford, where, inn Very, destitute condition, he wits,iikeivedinto the service of a well,knOwn medical practitioner, designated in the University by the name of Jack Ireland. ht the character of.* menial he acci dentally, on one occasion, displayed his knineladge. of Mathema tics, in the presence of some members of the University., This brought, hint to the notice older lite Ua CyrilJavkaoth,then Deana of Christ Church, who took him under hie patronage, anti shortly afterwards presented him with a stuJent4ip in his college. His mathematical talents were, aunts ilivlayed to ads'autege to the p u b_ lieation of his work on - Conic :ertions, which milt always be ad mired as a specimen of the pureat geometrical reaenning. ()then suceessk ely appeared, particularly art iliVilleigatiOn of the Binomial Theorem: This, with several other papers, have 'a pliice in the Philosophical Transactions. The meritarif Mr. Robertson soon after obtained for him the Saviliau Professorship of Geometry., and ultimately that of Astronomy, together with the office of Radelitlian Observer. In this eminent station his reputation was alike sustained by hi*, lectures in the Univrreity, and Isis. vswiptet invetitigiitinus cbieflg canuustnicated kr {be Royal Society ; among which,. perhaps,, Isis Solution of Kepler's Pro blem is that whirl's most fa vourahly evineca mathematieel re sources. Ili, last communication, only a few months before his death, ti , lerilled this inveotion of it new tek.icope. We are not exactly aware of the Professor's age, but it intuit have been very advanced. It io cortitlerod rertain that lw will be atceeiided in the, chair of Astronomy by ,Professor Iligatul,' who, iu emisequonod, , y4t*to that of Geometry. THE MAR&LTS. Dii;) , Last weslet supply of noarly all kinds of Grain was large, And this toorning.thvrg. is iL fair addition to Os goautities of .Whest, Barley..stl Bemis, from Essex, .Kent, lily of the Wheat at marketis chiefly damt), kn,l"cider are Outdo with great difficulty, at prices not no good as last week by I 5....t0 'per gnitrter. Barley has hien so alitiudent 'Vendeti the sula %•ery heavy, ond tlit prices may be:reportell Is. to Vs. per iplarter lower than last nook Bettis tour be, considered hit tirer ilecliottil its. 'per ipi Pt i For Pease of boils kinds, there is sestesly any sale, oven at luwei pricer. > Oats itriv Ant plentiful, but this article partakes of the /haloes, which sttersla the aide of other dercriptious of Corn, soil may he ,411K0 stated iv, to i4v, quartia tower than this (ivy ve'oltight, rtLvtpt Ail fine stout pew. eels. 'The Flour trade is vet) heavy :slid lllP4attivti, the arrivul tieing ituttvilitlly large. ARRIVALS OP LAST WILES, NVlteat. Malt., Oitttliim4a.ollot4r. Qrs.. '113,1 Qrs. Qrs. (Jr., Qrs. ISick.s. 1;900 1., .110,410 11,d23 . 10117 15.1181 i 5111 8,535 3.174 brl6.. I riLitt Faeign ..,.... -" C.41,1 Wheat, Itt,t I\ll4, (old! Mitt. ties. (Iti:ai) b2 , 111)e SIN Nis Mt)pev Li fkii. (tteeto :Us. `Att. Mt. t695..641. it.ye (mew; It* -1011, Kerley :.........—:..,.Flue ttivw: , . ..... Pio, :No. ~....nro...0.511110170111t) IA 414. ;tlalt' • rA4, 545. Piny, '46ls, tifSs, Pease, Orvy (ile*) ...............llalile (riew) Yi.e. Mc ..,—......iiNktitt (Hew) ...,,. -1;4. 3tki.' ...—....~11(n1er. 6nall.(new) 5415. (old) m) (u .50s. (old). 'Ate. s:l‘. p)00')...,,ti► : 42c NNW. (old) llratik ()Oa, 1'444 Sul WC MN. ~ 3541. „..... • 1 Vote -.— olkk, 304. ..-.... Potato° ~.IVIt. litsv. ----.......... tirre. .. . ,,..334. al. ~...... Scotch 394, 40s. Flour (per back) .4.50t. Mc, .., Pitvotitim ....;........N.,ttli t.'ouptry .., t 4 . 4. 44,3, Itrail ' ” Ili. 'tic • smiTiwieLD 141A rth1 'f.—(Totra atv.) • This day's' supply was,•on she'wbole, great, and of exeeediney fair quality, fair the ordinary run of market'', but it did nut , ,etw. kaee so many of tha vuty prituest ileseriptiou of Beasts aw front the market's prosimittto Christmas, usight,have been antioipated, especially tut it was the general opinion of both buyers and 'sellers, that it would have been equal to that of the great inerket, which, Owl' say; ought to have . 4litni place to-day, instead of next day ; it, however, contained a great number' of lvell tuathe.utt 'Oxen, .titi,rt, and Heifer% but the buyers would nut submit ta the 'extravagant prices (from be. tid. to be. petatoue,) . Otis* were in a few inetancer given on` Friday. Niue V,41 sdvatwOct about 4d. per stone ; in prices of blutton, Pork, and utiddlituf and infeNior Wef and Veal., all of which met With a dull aide, no alteration. •' PIMP:4 Pyle. sTuNr buts, TO 411 , ,k Tllll 01 a, it to 1. d. 4- tea- 4 . inferior Beast! , V H 3 it South bowu Wettverit 4 Second gtt,tily ditto - Largo vca.orie , 4 U Pritue.larg, "5 0 5 4 Priutivittan turtp..: . ... a 4 I.rhue'Sc(te, . • 11 I.ltrite , lpT 4 ... 4l a. 2 Infrth,r 4411441. X .1 Sinblil.yr era lO 40c0101 quality dim)... 3 4 4 0 Nuelctilig t a1ve6...111a. to3oa. taaeti CA4rge-vroolird (hub .. 4 3 14 4.11 Quarter old) to It* tguili /41141 , i,Y, 41,11, 1t C1.r1 1 104,117T40N1,PA,T. 1 ,shod , . 1 Calves, "140 . 21,080 I I tau , Hi g 3,04}7 --- tt T AND L1...A DLNII - 1A1.3.. MARKET& At [Rt . Anne, by the Cart, Y*. • f, tom. Y. d. to. d. Beef 1 0 4, 4 t Veld Mutton 3 6 1 6ff Votk THEMAncit oFINTE,LLECT 1``lt()N1 TifECII the Seine ea Jlity. IVood We'Feeil him I..tV thing ilp i n' to It l Then lie'Sleeph Well till About 2 o'Cloek f ro't he he y " t 6 llot. II t ;An then Sleep till (l or Revell Then lictiase %Very Well ;,11 I),i, With Plenty 1,, , pits Liitle hood For it Nur* to 1 t r ii i) d o ( r )l it i i i iii , , he i‘s e%ei'y now diell Ile 'l,‘“ltt•l Fowl Way WOI We Wiry sueli a Little Fellow lie hop 'rainy ie our Well „ tr . Cliehiea, Auto. 1. W.. pi, The 10110 W ink; anecdote hag been sent by a C, or to his itnl to tnn t : l , lol 4 4 nri ; the animal \ ea., 14:m(1,44441e, watt appeared every - Way nalettlated for the ruii.u, and a porch:we wfor Imam founth' lt ; ~ , .4. , i ,;74 ;, i ,j , , 1. ,! /::.u t i t ilt ,l . l .i ir,; :v ! , l %:t i ld i ,e (" i l llt l 4l ll :4fd r eile als e r , , , Q o : 4;kf 9 t ib e , ‘ , : v i i ll not draw be it no titre to aka %' " PrittliJ," waitl tint Quskex, tt thou woubrot b e th t lighteti.to see.. lean draw." ti.pyo whhit it Inntain struck, ind the hurls delivered over. Neat day . lee ives . put irl !, g ig, but the nuunatit le the rattle of the wheels lie et teuipted,to rttn Atulty,tuttl veliiele to plow& an d v ililangell the liv#l of to o peretotia in it. The minima was therefore returned Ai not being according to thu warranty, whetk the cunning Quak ! ,e proved himself too sharp for the befec-draler, for, sand lie, " I did riot warrant the hone to draw, I ouly nail thou woohl'o lie !!slighted to lee hint draw, and to should 1, tor to/ he &mill thou never shoultrat have hat! him." PRWSH.